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10/11/2023
Man Arrested After Driving Vehicle At Police Officers In Ballymena
The PSNI have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of a number of offences after driving his vehicle at police officers in Ballymena.
The offences include the attempted murder of three police officers, aggravated vehicle taking, criminal damage and dangerous driving.
Police officers were responding to a disturbance at a house on Rathkeel Road at around 11.35pm last night, 9 November, when a red Vauxhall Vectra was driven directly at one of the officers outside the home. The officer was forced to jump out of the way of the approaching vehicle.
The Vectra continued for a short distance before ramming a stationary police vehicle, with the force of the collision causing the police car to strike an officer nearby and forcing another officer to jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the Vectra.
As the suspect continued to drive his vehicle in the direction of Broughshane he lost a tyre, which struck another car travelling along the same road.
Police were able to successfully pursue the suspect vehicle and deploy a stinger device. The vehicle then collided with the fence of a house on Whinsmoor Road and stopped. The driver was then arrested and he remains in police custody this morning, 10 November.
The 35 year old man will also be questioned in connection with the disturbance at the Rathkeel Road property.
Chief Inspector Adrian Bryan said: "Despite being injured during the incident, all three of the officers involved remained on duty for the remainder of the night. The work police officers do to keep people safe and protect the public should never be taken for granted."
The offences include the attempted murder of three police officers, aggravated vehicle taking, criminal damage and dangerous driving.
Police officers were responding to a disturbance at a house on Rathkeel Road at around 11.35pm last night, 9 November, when a red Vauxhall Vectra was driven directly at one of the officers outside the home. The officer was forced to jump out of the way of the approaching vehicle.
The Vectra continued for a short distance before ramming a stationary police vehicle, with the force of the collision causing the police car to strike an officer nearby and forcing another officer to jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the Vectra.
As the suspect continued to drive his vehicle in the direction of Broughshane he lost a tyre, which struck another car travelling along the same road.
Police were able to successfully pursue the suspect vehicle and deploy a stinger device. The vehicle then collided with the fence of a house on Whinsmoor Road and stopped. The driver was then arrested and he remains in police custody this morning, 10 November.
The 35 year old man will also be questioned in connection with the disturbance at the Rathkeel Road property.
Chief Inspector Adrian Bryan said: "Despite being injured during the incident, all three of the officers involved remained on duty for the remainder of the night. The work police officers do to keep people safe and protect the public should never be taken for granted."
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